Changing knowledge, attitudes and behaviours towards cytomegalovirus in pregnancy through film-based antenatal education: a feasibility randomised controlled trial of a digital educational intervention.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Congenital cytomegalovirus (CMV) is the most common congenital infection globally, however information about CMV is not routinely included in antenatal education in the United Kingdom. This feasibility study aimed to gather the essential data needed to design and power a large randomised controlled trial (RCT) to investigate the efficacy of a digital intervention in reducing the risk of CMV acquisition in pregnancy. In order to do this, we carried out a single-centre RCT, which explored the knowledge, attitudes and risk reduction behaviours in women in the intervention and treatment as usual groups, pre- and post-intervention.

Methods

CMV seronegative women living with a child less than four years old, receiving antenatal care at a single UK tertiary centre, were

SUBMITTER: Calvert A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8375137 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature